London, May 25 (IANS) Scientists are speculating whether the waning smallpox vaccine protection could be behind the recent Monkeypox outbreak that has seen more than 200 confirmed or suspected cases in over a dozen countries.
Washington, May 25 (IANS) US space agency NASA is planning to invest about $2 million over two years to develop a new solar sail concept that could propel a mission to the Sun.
London, May 25 (IANS) A team of researchers have found that some antiviral medications might have the potential to shorten symptoms and reduce the amount of time a patient is contagious with Monkeypox virus.
Washington, May 25 (IANS) A "potentially hazardous" enormous asteroid that is more than a mile long will zoom past Earth on May 27, according to NASA's Centre for Near Earth Object Studies
Seoul, May 25 (IANS) South Korea on Wednesday set June 15 as the second launch date of its homegrown space rocket Nuri, eight months after the first launch failed to put a dummy satellite into orbit.
Canberra, May 25 (IANS) Australian researchers have identified more than 60 animal species that might face extinction within 20 years.
Washington, May 25 (IANS) NASA's impending Artemis programme will include a Japanese astronaut, US President Joe Biden has said.
Washington, May 25 (IANS) Amid the recent scare of monkeypox spreading rapidly to over a dozen countries, the US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) has dispelled fears saying that the virus doesn' spread via air as Covid-19.
London, May 24 (IANS) Levels of alcohol consumption currently considered safe by some countries are linked with development of heart failure, according to research.
London, May 24 (IANS) One in eight people who were hospitalised with Covid-19 between May 2020 and March 2021 were later diagnosed with myocarditis, or heart inflammation, according to major new research into Covid's clinical long-term effects.
London, May 24 (IANS) Finding it hard to raise levels of Vitamin D, popularly known as the sunshine vitamin?
Washington, May 23 (IANS) In a breakthrough, US scientists have started a trial on a vaccine that will protect people from developing pancreatic cancer.
London, May 23 (IANS) Now detecting the risk of breast cancer may be simple - a saliva test, according to UK scientists.
New York, May 23 (IANS) Pfizer on Monday announced that its third 'booster' dose was 80.3 per cent effective in preventing illness during the Omicron wave in children aged between 6 months to under 5 years of age.
Seoul, May 23 (IANS) South Korea said on Monday it has named its first lunar orbiter scheduled to be launched in August -- Danuri.
Mandi, May 23 (IANS) The Indian Institute of Technology (IIT) Mandi on Monday signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with National Skill Development Corporation (NSDC) to introduce digital courses in emerging technologies such as data science and big data analytics, among youth to expand the reach of quality learning and skilling, along with immersive hands-on learning opportunities.
London, May 22 (IANS) UK scientists have shown that an existing drug may significantly reduce damage after spinal cord injury by blocking the inflammatory response in the spinal cord.
Washington, May 22 (IANS) After finding water in an astronaut's helmet, NASA has suspended all, except the most urgent spacewalks, the agency officials have announced.
London, May 22 (IANS) Increasing ambient temperatures, caused by human-induced climate change, can negatively impact how humans sleep around the globe, finds a study.
Washington, May 21 (IANS) Launched in 1977, Voyager 1 has been exploring the cosmos for nearly half a century and now, NASA engineers are baffled at mysterious readings coming from the ageing interstellar aircraft.
Washington, May 21 (IANS) Boeing's passenger spacecraft, the CST-100 Starliner, on Saturday successfully docked itself to the International Space Station (ISS) for the first time, paving the way for its future flights to potentially bring humans to the orbiting laboratory.
Beijing, May 20 (IANS) Chinese scientists have proposed a space project to survey the sky through a space-borne telescope to hunt for habitable Earth-like planets outside our solar system, about 32 light-years from Earth.